In 2015 Green Mountain College was awarded $125,000 by the Vermont Genetics Network to create a Biomedical Research Complex. This grant was matched by an additional $100,000 in funding from several major gifts from alumni, the Class of 1966 50th Reunion Class Gift and other small awards.
The Biomedical Research Complex will support and promote faculty and undergraduate biomedical research. Located on the ground floor of Ackley Hall, adjacent to the chemistry laboratory, the Complex will become a hub of active research that will allow students and faculty to collaboratively develop new projects and experiments and discuss and analyze data from ongoing research in a think tank, and to carry out experiments in two adjacent, complementary research laboratories. The think tank is an engaging and inviting, appropriately furnished space equipped with computers and white boards.
Two new laboratory spaces will provide an environment for undergraduates and faculty to conduct experiments: (i) an instrumentation laboratory will be equipped with state-of-the-art analytical equipment; (ii) a biology wet lab will be used for sample preparation and experimentation (the room pictured in the photos). The Complex will directly impact the number of students who can engage in research and, very importantly, the quality of their experiences. These upgrades to our facilities will improve a total of 1,606 square feet of space designated for biomedical research for faculty and students.
Sponsored by a generous grant from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, the Fish and Wildlife Techniques class, led by professors Valorie Titus (natural resource management) and Jim Harding (natural resources management), journeyed to Benezette, Penn. to learn about the Pennsylvania elk herd and the management behind this successful program. Students were guided by Tim Foster, senior regional director for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, who introduced the class to the region’s beautiful elk viewing areas. The class was also fortunate to meet and chat with local biologists and conservation officers on how they work with the elk, education, tourism and hunting throughout the year.
Christine Schultz and Marc Deloach, a husband-wife team of self-taught artists, make their living making amazing things from found objects. In their first two months as artists-in-residence at Green Mountain College, they’ve been inspired by the beauty and materials of the Vermont landscape. Much of the work in this show, on display now at the Feick Fine Arts Center, was made from reclaimed local materials in the last few weeks. The bed, bench, dining table, lap tables, painted fish and slate paintings are all from salvaged materials found on campus or within a few miles of Poultney. Christine painted landscapes based on her local photographs using the Feick as her studio space. Marc built his pieces at the REED workshop. “We hope the show gets you thinking about what you can create from what’s at hand,” the artists say. The opening reception on Saturday, Nov. 12 from 4-7 p.m. at the Feick Gallery features live music, food and drink. The show is up until Nov. 15th. Gallery hours are Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m. Free and open to the public.
This is year three of Green Mountain College’s tick research project led by prof. of biology 
The great 19th-century American poet Emily Dickinson was known as a hermit, never venturing far from the confines of her Amherst, Mass. homestead. But Wednesday, September 14, the so-called “virgin recluse” will dominate the stage at Ackley Theater in William Luce’s classic one-woman play “The Belle of Amherst.” Prof. Paula Mann, director of the College’s theater program, plays Dickinson in this ambitious one-woman performance lasting 80 minutes without intermission. The show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are free for GMC students, staff and faculty.
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